About
What we offer at Yoga Mandala
Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga helps you become aware of your body, inside and out.
Starting with your posture – learning how to stand, the first standing pose is Tadasana, the mountain pose, to stand evenly on two feet, spine is naturally long, correcting rounded shoulders.
Iyengar Yoga strengthens and tones the muscles, and because we work with such precision and alignment it helps strong sporty bodies, injuries, illnesses and bad habits of ‘life’.
There are different poses that help internally ie liver, heart, digestive system, soothing organs, stimulating organs, helping with pregnancy and the menstrual cycle. There are certain poses you must not do when you are menstruating or pregnant in our classes women are encouraged to practice according to their cycle.
Click here for examples of some poses and their benefits.
Samantha
Samantha Baker is a qualified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Her Journey with yoga started around 19 years ago and she completed her first teacher training in Hatha yoga with Rebecca Richards founder of Yoga Spirit in 2005.
Samantha now studies under Darrin McNally of Kensington School of Yoga and Pixie Lillas of Balmain yoga school Sydney in the tradition of Iyengar Yoga.
Samantha has been to Pune, India to study yoga and regularly attends workshops of visiting teachers here in Adelaide and other states.
Samantha’s intentions is to share her knowledge of yoga and its benefits for all.
“Yoga has been the foundations for my life to keep me grounded and connected especially through the different life stages I have been through, both the hard times and the good and I always find myself back on my mat exploring and connecting to my self through my self practice.”
Why do Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga is one of the more traditional types of yoga, and I believe it is truly one form of yoga that holds the tremendous powers to benefit and heal the body.
There are countless reasons to do Iyengar yoga, but click here for eight of the top reasons to give this practice a try.
What Others Say
Our testimonials come from you and speak volumes about how I do business and how Yoga Mandala has helped.
These testimonials are from a broad spectrum of enthusiasts, that helps you become aware of your body, inside and out.
The best testimonials paint a picture with words so readers can learn about you.
“Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.”BKS Iyengar, Light on Yoga